People Experience Leader
About the Role:
We are looking for an experienced People Experience Leader to join our People & Capability team in Adelaide.
This is a key leadership role responsible for shaping and delivering the organisation’s end-to-end employee experience — from onboarding through to leadership development, culture, and engagement. You will lead a team across Learning & Development, Organisational Development, Early Careers, and Internal Communications, ensuring our people programs are aligned to business strategy and deliver real impact.
This is a unique opportunity to build and shape the People Experience function within a newly structured team, working closely with senior leaders to drive meaningful organisational outcomes across culture, capability, and employee experience in a well-established global organisation.
Responsibilities:
- Lead the People Experience strategy across culture, engagement, values, and employee lifecycle.
- Design and deliver L&D and leadership capability frameworks aligned to business needs.
- Build manager and leadership capability through practical development, coaching, and mentoring.
- Oversee early careers and apprenticeship programs, ensuring strong pipelines and outcomes.
- Lead organisational development initiatives, including capability uplift and succession planning.
- Drive employee experience, onboarding, and internal communications across key lifecycle moments.
- Own engagement, EVP, and listening strategies, turning insights into practical action.
- Lead D&I initiatives that create inclusive and equitable employee experiences.
Skills & Experience:
- Tertiary qualifications in Human Resources, Commerce, or related discipline.
- Proven senior HR experience in Organisational Development, L&D, in a complex blue-collar multi-site organisation.
- Strong expertise across Learning & Development and Organisational Development.
- Ability to balance strategy with hands-on delivery and drive real outcomes.
- Credible, confident communicator who can influence at executive level.
Our Offer:
At Liebherr, we value your well-being. We offer a culture of recognition and reward, celebrating your contributions and ensuring you feel valued.
You'll have access to generous benefits like retail and medical insurance discounts, bonus leave days, parental leave, and comprehensive training programs, fostering your personal and professional growth.
Diversity and Inclusion
Diversity and inclusion sit at the heart of the Liebherr Group's Core Values.
We are committed to building a workforce that is representative of the communities in which we live, work and operate. Our culture thrives on mutual respect, teamwork and diversity of thought in the workplace
Culture
We are dedicated to seeing our employees work together in an environment that fosters the true meaning of collaboration; a culture that creates the highest quality, cutting-edge products, long-lasting relationships, and improved organisational and individual capabilities. We aim to give our employees an opportunity to grow and develop their careers.
PLEASE NOTE: Applicants successful in progressing past interview stage will be required to undergo a pre-employment process including National Police Clearance and Medical Screening process which includes drug and alcohol testing.
How to Apply:
Please apply via the link below.
Liebherr Australia would like to thank you for submitting your application.
No agencies or third parties please.
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Have we awoken your interest? Then we look forward to receiving your online application. If you have any questions, please contact Craig Salmon.
One Passion. Many Opportunities.
The Company
Liebherr-Australia Pty Ltd is part of the Liebherr Group, which employs nearly 50,000 people, in more than 140 companies and 50 countries on every continent. Liebherr's decades of experience, knowledge, and dedication to the highest quality and most reliable technologies makes Liebherr a respected leader and a trustworthy partner to industry. Liebherr-Australia is responsible for selling and servicing earthmoving machines, mining machines, mobile cranes, tower cranes, maritime cranes as well as deep foundation machines throughout Australia and New Zealand. Though the company's 20 hectare Head Office Complex is based in Adelaide, Australia, the commitment to, and support of, New Zealand customers is unwavering.
Location
Liebherr-Australia Pty. Ltd.
1 Dr Willi Liebherr Drive
5096 Adelaide
Australia (AU)
Contact
Craig Salmon
craig.salmon@liebherr.com
